Witnesses told investigators they saw McDonald chase Potts across a neighborhood in the Orchard Mesa community, yelling at him to “die” as he repeatedly stabbed him with two knives. When police arrived, Potts was dead and McDonald was sitting on a bench, covered in blood.

A large butcher knife and a serrated steak knife were on the ground close to Potts’ body.

Police say McDonald told them he stabbed Potts after finding the man in a car with McDonald’s girlfriend.